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TRENDING STORIES
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How NIL deals will affect small schools

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Drake will emerge brighter from the ashes of Jethro's

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Harmful and hateful: the U.S.’s newest anti-trans legislation

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Bill targeting DEI at private universities heads to House floor

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Original Jethro’s BBQ burns down, leaving behind legacy

NEWS
Counseling Director Kayla Bell-Consolver believes mental health also needs to be addressed outside of therapy sessions, so Broadlawns is working to offer additional programs and resources to students.
Counseling Center addresses high student demand
Olivia Kuffel, Staff Writer • Mar 5, 2025

Drake University has been experiencing steady high demand for mental health support from its counseling center in Broadlawns Community Clinic.  Kayla...

An injunction issued last November forced DMACC to take down all uses of its new logo
Logo wars continue: Court sides with DMACC in latest copyright ruling
Parker Wright, Staff Writer • Mar 5, 2025

A federal court has sided with Des Moines Area Community College in the latest ruling in the ongoing copyright dispute between DMACC and Drake...

Drake President Marty Martin hopes to work with The City of Knowledge to create a dual-degree program for Panamanian students. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia.
Drake plans to parter with Panamanian university
Morgen Neuhauser, Faculty Senate Beat Writer • Mar 5, 2025
House Study Bill 60 would cut Iowa Tuition Grant funding if Drake maintains its DEI efforts.
Bill targeting DEI at private universities heads to House floor
April Pupp, Contributing Writer • Mar 5, 2025
Thousands of protestors entered the capitol this morning chanting "no justice, no peace," as the House and Senate voted. Photo courtesy of Leo Nash.
Bill ending discrimination protections for transgender Iowans passed
Veronica Meiss, Multimedia Editor • Feb 27, 2025
FEATURES
The opening of the Johansen Student Center has provided students with a brand new place to study and collaborate with one another.
Study spaces on campus facilitate collaboration
Olivia Kuffel, Staff Writer • Mar 5, 2025

Cowles Library has long served as a place for students to study and gather for collaborative work. Now, students have more spaces on campus to...

Although wearing a mask is no longer required, some students still choose to wear one in order to protect their health and the health of others.
Masks in a post-pandemic world: Students voice opinions
Morgen Neuhauser, Faculty Senate Beat Writer • Mar 5, 2025

Four years after the mask mandate was lifted in Des Moines, Iowa, Erika Roehrs and her roommates agreed to wear masks in their kitchen when one...

The historic Peak Mansion has played host to a variety of Drake organizations over the years, including one sorority and several fraternities.
Historic mansion with Drake undergoes renovation
Mar 5, 2025
Last Thursday afternoon, Iowa residents gathered at the Capitol to protest a bill removing discrimination protections for transgender Iowans. Photo courtesy of Chris Morse.
Iowa residents react to anti-transgender legislation
Mar 5, 2025
Recent winter weather has left some students struggling to get around campus, in some cases even making it impossible for them to leave their dorms.
Winter wonderland not so wonderful for accessibility
Feb 26, 2025
A Pizza Hut once occupied the building known to most current Drake students as the former location of Jethro’s BBQ. The Pizza Hut closed in 1997. Photo courtesy of the Des Moines Register.
Original Jethro’s BBQ burns down, leaving behind legacy
Feb 26, 2025
SPORTS
Captain Maggie Poltrock and Drake Women's Rowing has a packed spring schedule including travels for spring break and meets as far as Michigan to take on some of the nation’s toughest competition. Photo courtesy of Drake Rowing
Drake women’s rowing gets ready to hit water as season approaches
Morgen Neuhauser, Faculty Senate Beat Writer • Mar 5, 2025
Drake Men's basketball won the regular season championship for the third year in a row and secured the No. 1 seed in the Arch Madness tournament for a chance at proving preseason predictions wrong. The Bulldogs will be punching their ticket to the March Madness tournament for the first time under head coach Ben McCollum.
Drake men’s basketball sees first-round bye in Arch Madness tournament
Serena Thiede, Sports Editor • Mar 5, 2025
Drake and other sports teams are known for having festive songs during or after games that can add to the fan experience. Some songs are specific to teams and others have been adopted over the course of time. Photo courtesy of Marian viva
Team spirit: sports chants and songs from around the nation
Lily Wasserman, Managing Editor • Mar 5, 2025
Men's basketball Head Coach Ben McCollum cuts down the net after the team’s last home game. The women’s team will conclude gameplay on March 8 on the road.
Drake Basketball goes 4-0 to end February MVC season play
Serena Thiede, Sports Editor • Mar 5, 2025
OPINION
Iowa’s recently enacted legislation targeting trans Iowans is just another example of the anti-trans trend happening around the U.S, says this writer.
Harmful and hateful: the U.S.’s newest anti-trans legislation
Artemis Goin, Staff Writer • Mar 10, 2025
Drake will emerge brighter from the ashes of Jethro’s
Olivia Speers, Contributing Writer • Mar 5, 2025
Taking a moment: a beneficial bill
Morgen Neuhauser, Faculty Senate Beat Writer • Mar 5, 2025
Americans should learn to love learning languages
Carmon Baker, Breaking News Manager • Mar 5, 2025
Your library needs you! Save community, support your local library
Lily Fleming, Contributing Writer • Mar 5, 2025
MEET THE STAFF
Aidan Quinlan
Aidan Quinlan
Student Senate Beat Writer

Aidan Quinlan (he/him) is this year’s Student Senate Beat Writer. He's a sophomore studying multimedia journalism, and he looks forward to working with the Times Delphic!

Morgen Neuhauser
Morgen Neuhauser
Faculty Senate Beat Writer

Faculty Senate Beat Writer Morgen Neuhauser (she/her) is a senior studying public relations and multimedia journalism. She is also a member of Delta Gamma, an intern for NAMI, a Drake Mag writer and an...

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